This sparsely populated region in north western Georgia is often talked of as a mountain paradise with green meadows, lakes, springs, mountain hiking trails and river beaches. It is situated 100 miles north of the capital, Tbilisi, between Imereti and the Greater...
Kakheti is the largest and most well-known wine region in Georgia. Located in the east of the country with the border of Russia and Azerbaijan, a two-hour drive from the capital Tbilisi. The region stretches along the Alazani and Iori river basins, nestled in the...
What are they? Qvevri are traditional Georgian handmade terracotta egg-shaped vessels used for the fermentation, ageing and storage of wine. Around 10% of all wine produced in Georgia is made in qvevri. Archaeological excavations in Southern Georgia have found qvevri...
Food, Wine and Music by Danilo Di Salvo, co-founder, gvino UK On the 3rd of November we pitched our stall at a very different type of event for us at gvino UK- Wine at the Warehouse in London.#1 Wine in a Warehouse?! The event was organised by Darren, Aaron and Seth...
Bringing you closer to Georgia by Danilo Di Salvo, co-founder, gvino UK Our mantra has always been 'Bringing you the Georgian Wine Experience' and over the years we have been somewhat successful in that aim. Over 2020, we thought hard about how we can you bring you...
How to Chose Georgian Wine from gvino UK by Danilo Di Salvo, co-founder, gvino UK With an ever growing wine list at gvino UK, we commonly get asked about choosing the right Georgian wine. Well, over the summer we have developed a useful tool that can help you get that...
Part 1 - All you need to know about Qvevri... by Alara Ozcam, Sales and Marketing Director, gvino UK What is Qvevri? How is it made? How do you even say it? – believe us, these questions are not uncommon. Here are 5 quick facts about qvevri to fastforward your journey...
Our First Face to Face Wine Tasting of 2021!On the 22nd of June, gvino UK were invited to a live face to face Georgian wine tasting hosted by the wonderful folks at Georgian Wine UK- a first since October 2019! And let us tell you, it was delicious. What a welcome...
Have you ever thought about how wine is made? So here’s a top-of-the-mind checklist: grapes, fermentation…there’s also got to be people performing the harvest dance over the grapes, or some modern machinery taking the juice out of the fruit right? Perhaps not… While...
When was the last time you felt adventurous? Or something, somewhere, unfamiliar intrigued you so much that at that moment you were ready to pack your bags, book a flight and explore it to the fullest….AAAAND enter COVID-19. Frankly, this year hasn’t gone according to...